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FORTY-FOUR THE BRIDGEPORT POST, MONDAY, NOVEMBERS, 1968. Passing Show Fred Russell 'Peter Pan' Added To Goodspeed List As an added attraction on its Winter schedule, the Ooodspecd Opera House, East a a will present the musical "Peter Pan." Opening on Dec. 19 and playing through the 28th, eight matinees and four evening performances have heen scheduled. This live stage production promises lo be one of the most exciting ever presented at the Goodspeed, and will include the talents of Peter Foy who commands the magic of flying Peter Pan, Wendy, John ami Michael. Foy is well known for his expertise in flyingl having been the mapic behind Mary Martin, The Flying Nun and many others.

The artistic direction of "Peter Pan" will he the responsibility of Fred a staff member of the Walt Disney Studios and closely associated with many Disney productions including Snow While. Theater parties and group sales are now being taken at the theater. For further information, call or write the Goodspeed Opera House in Hast Haddam. Bridge Over River Kwai Now a Sightseers 'Must' The Kwai River bridge as it looks today, top photo. A monument lo the many who died building it in World War II, lower photo.

UNION LOSES IN AT UPSTATE HOSPITAL WETHERSFIELD--Service and maintenance employes of Wethersfield Manor Convalescent hospital rejpcted Charter Oak Local 531, Service Employes International, AFL-CIO as their bargaining agent in a NLRB election Jast week. The vote was 51 to 20. The 140-bed hospital is affiliated with Manor in Westport. By CENTRAL PRESS A I A I Not many books or motion pictures created file impact of Pierre Uoulc's "Bridge Over the River few Americans realize a i the anti-war novel and movie is indeed based upon historical fact. Nor do they know that, near the bridge, some 9.000 English, American, Australian a Dutch prisoncrs-of-war He bur- There are nearly 6,000 underground and 2,250 surface coal mines in the nation.

ied the Donrak War cemetery, behind the Kanchanaburi railway station, and at Khoa Poon War cemetery south of town. The bridge was constructed with tiie sweat, blood and tears of Allied prisoners in during World War II. Thailand IF YOU NEED A RIDE TO THE POLLS TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY Bridgeport 366-7581 Trumbull 366-7581 Fairfreld 366-7581 Stratford 377-3046 Milford 377-304i Citizens For Ribicoff FAMOUS FOR QUALITY THE OVER The Thai Railway Aulhorily operates special trains along the 80-mile route each weekend and on holidays from Bangkok lo the bridge, leaving Bangkok a i at 9 a.m. and arriving al the bridge at 11:07 a.m. The return trip departs at 12:51 p.m., arriving at Bangkok at 3:50 p.m.

Important Rail Link Although the actual facts ol the bridge construction differed somewhat from the dramatic detail of the book and film, the structure has its own dynamic history. The bridge was "an important rail link the Japanese army built by using Allied prisoners from Ban Pong across the nearby Burmese border. The line was dubbed "Death Railway" because it reputedly caused the death of one Allied soldier for every sleeper laid-an estimated 9,000 prisoners of war died in the building the railway. The famed bridge itself is about three miles from Kan- chanaburi, a town of 13,000 al the confluence of the Great and Little Rivers Kliwae, in a region which has played a vital role in both modern and ancient Thai history. Under the merciless rays ol a steaming jungle Sun, during World War II, a group of prisoners of war worked on the Thailand-Burma railroad.

Not far from the Khwae, along the railroad emaciated prisoner stone implement bearing the characteristics a HeoUthi 1 ebble tool. Finds Neolithic Artifacts The prisoner- was a wel nawn Dutch archeologist, Dr R. van Heerken, and ound many other evidences ie Neolithic culture during ong stay in the steaming jun va PRUDENTIAL FURNITURE 1208 STRATFORD wf CARRY OUR OWN ACCOUN" with a TIME-INVESTMENT OPEN ACCOUNT you can SAVE AT Inlerest compounded January 1 and July 1 from day of each deposit 'No minimum deposit required! Add deposits anytime for any amount -just like a savings account! Ho bothersome certificates! "Ar Withdraw for emergencies at any time! HOERAl REGULAIiOSS I 3 WOSIHS I MTICt Of I CCMIIIIONS THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Ke.Tter ftfonl Reserve System rederil Oepsjit Insvrints Ccjporilion Keyboard Czar: Horowitz Plays Magnificently Vladimir Horowitz, that awe- ime custodian o( the old Rusan romantic piano tradition, to New Haven's Wool- iy hall yesterday, revealing an rtislic course ascended to the timale heights. Playing a recital devoted to orks of Schumann, Haydn and achmaninoff, composers for horn his affinity is as complete it is legendary, Mr. Horowitz emonstrated again those su- reme qualities of lone and tech- que which have no living peer; deed, it may be speculated as whether even Anton Ruben- ein possessed them in equal easiire.

Haydn's Sonata No. 50 in ajor, one of a group of three om the composer's fifth period, as set forth with an exquisite elicacy and lyric charm, iin- erpinned by incomparable clarity nd finesse. 'Kreisleriana 1 From the unaffected charm of ie Haydn, Mr. Horowitz pro- resscd to Schumann's 'Kreisler- the eighfmovement cycle poetry and passion in which re contained some of the most otable manifestations of Gerlan romanticism. Unerringly, the pianist attain the mingled fervor arid ap- rehension of the first move- nent, the serenity of the second, ie propulsive rhythms of the hird.

Sunlight and-bkic sky were rought to mind during the fourth ection, and, emonstrated controlled intensity to 'hich no other pianist can. aspire. Leaving the delicious melody the sixth, Mr. Horowitz plung- into the seventh movement, cycling in tha brilliant flights o( ound, then going on to dazzle 'ith an excursion into the der- ish-like rhythmic patterns and rand pyramids of sonority and motion contained in the closing 80V ANT) GIRL -By ROUSON in the fifth was that extra-human, ages. Last on the agenda was a roup of Rachmaninoff works, the 'reludc in sharp minor, 'Mo- lent Musical' in flat, and the onata in Hat.

Thesa Mr. iorowitz dedicated to the icmory of his countryman, death occurred a quarter entury ago this year. Menacing Intensity During the prelude, Mr. Horo- itz realized a bell-like texture rare beauty. The more dra- latic utterances which followed 'ere played with almost menac- ng intensity, and thundering for- ssimi, splended tides of sound, Horowitz' demons they have een called) welled from'' the teinway, contrasting sharply vith effects of the utmost deli- acy.

Mr. Horowitz has never been he intellectual; it is foreign to he school he neither is he even for a moment, dubious taste Go-Go Girl At Age 90 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) If your image of a door-lo-door salesman is a brash young man with his foot in the door, you obviously haven't met Mrs. M. N.

Lallie Keele. Mrs. Kcele sells spices, tea and other household items in south Louisville. She was 90 years old Sunday. Docs Own Delivering Mrs.

Kecle has been at it, on her own, since her husband died 19 years ago. Before that, she helped him with his route. don't do much soliciting anymore," she remarks. "But I still do all my own delivering. If you need anything, just call and I'll bring it over." Her territory is more than one-half mile long and one-third mile wide.

She covers it on foot several times a week--after she reaches it. She lives in another salesman's territory and walks to work. "I never learned to drive a car," says Mrs. Keelc. Her husband was a Baptist preacher who did parttime jobs to make ends meet.

They reared six children, and their offspring are now in the fourth generation. Still Ruler Straight Still ruler-straight at age 90. Mrs. Keele lives alone in a five- room home, asking for and receiving no help in keeping it up. If the weekdays are for Mrs.

Keele's business, Sundays are for God. She taught Sunday school for 37 years. Of her students, she says, with a twinkle in her eye: Theater Time Table Get More Out Of Life Go Out A Movie represents; but one to Display Following the war Dr. leerken published a book his findings and, in 1956, a American archeologist, Carl. Heitler, collected an adc ional number of the stone ag ools and bronze age artifact A Thai-Danish prehistoric edition followed, and eigl cars ago ii preliminary exp dition was mounted leading dramatic finds whic lave been enlarged upon evi iince.

Skeletons up to 10,000 yea: old have been found, as ceramics, burial gifts, coffins, mman bones and bronze sculp- ures from the 15th and the 16th centuries. Kanchanaburi may be reached by road from Bangkok well as by rail, along a route which leads through the nation's oldest city, Nakorn Path- oni, where Miiddhism was first ntroduced into Thailand, and ivhich city -dates back to 150 B.C. Daily rail scrvJce-. slower than the weekend excursions, unpredictable because the trains slop at remote jungle communities en route. Wild jungles, rich mineral deposits, green teak forests and rugged hills abound in the prov ince, where some 234,000 people live.

For the visitor wishing to spend the night at Kanchana buri town, there are small and inexpensive witl adequate facilities. or mere artifice. The lightening attacks, the stunning wealth Lone, always perfectly and lavish ly contoured, the uncanny ability to make each note emerge without losing its individual clarity or identity, regardless of the surrounding effect, the treatment of phrase and rhythm all are correctly situated in the logic of his conceptions. Remarkable though the pianist's equipment was in past years, his very strengths led critics to charge him with being a "distorter of phrases," even a mere technician; there was a fearsome, unsettling undertone to his electric a and it caused ill- easc in addition to approval, appily, for those who felt some- iing was amiss, a quality of trospection has been attained nd further illuminates all that does. It completes and com- lements, the ultimate refine- icnt; unquestionably.

Mr. Horo- itz has become, the czar of ianism. RICHARD DAY "Sometimes they don't -cad their lessons." Those in her class are all 65 years or'older. The only religious activity she has given'up is the And that is only because her hearing isn't what it used to be. A while back, the family tried to get her to give up her busi- "They went to my Ceele reports, "and asked-him talk me into giving up the route; But he stuck up for'me.

Ie said it would keep me busy." She has no plans to give up her route, her Sunday schoo class, or living in her own home. "The world's in pretty bad shape from what I read in thi papers," she says. "But the Oli Master will take care of us." CAPITOL (Milford) "Helga" at 7:05, 9:30. "Planet of Life" at CENTER Lylah Clare" at 10; 15. CINEMA NORWALK "Paper ion" at 7:15, 9:25.

CINEMA THEATER (Milford) --Shorts at 1:30, 4:00, 6:35, 9:10. Boston Strangler" at 2:00 4:30 :00, 9:30. COMMUNITY "Dr. Zhivago" .18:00. COUNTY CINEMA "Hot Mil- ions" at 7:15, 9:20.

Shorts at 05, 9:05. FINE ARTS II (Wcstport)--La 'Alice B. Tolkas" at 7:25, 9.25. FINE ARTS (Wesiport) La tore Est Finie" at 7:15, 9:15. HI-WAY CINEMA I "Ho Millions" at 7:30, 9:40.

Shorts a :00. 9:15. LAWRENCE (New Haven) -'Diary of a Swinger" at 7:45 9:45. MERRITT "Boston Strang er" at 7:05, 9:30. Shorts at 6:45 9:05.

MILFORD DRIVE-IN "Alice B. Tolkas" at 7:44. "How to Save a Marriage" at 9:32. NORWAtK DRIVE-IN "With iix You Get Eggroll" at 7:30 'Charade" at 9:15. NORWALK THEATER "II le Hollers Let Him Go" at 7:25 9:25.

PALACE Baby" at 1:00, 4:15, 7:30 'Love of Ivy" at 2:25, 5:40, 9:00 PALACE Baby" at 7:30, 9:30. PIX DRIVE-IN "Boston Itrangler'Vat 7:30 "Hombre" al 9:40. MAJESTIC "Heat of Mad ness" at 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:40 'No Way to Treat a Lady" al 2:15, 5:00, 8:10. RIVOLI "Speedway" at 2:35, 9:15. "Sol Madrio" at 1:00 4:25, 7:45.

STRATFORD "Paper Lion' at 7:15, 9:30. UA TRUMBULL Shorts, al :15, 9:10. "Alice B. Tolkas 1 al :30, 9:25. WILTON CINEMA "With Six You Get Eggroll" at.7:25, 9:30.

GLAZIERS END STRIKE IN HAjTTFORlJ A A HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -A new contract with glazing con 'tractors was approved Sunda by members of Glaziers Loca 1339 ending a five week strike, according to unio president Louis Koniors. Koniors said the contract ha been ratified in voting over th weekend. He requested the idled glaziers lo return to the! jobs today. The old contract expired Scp 30, Koniors said.

Some 14 glaz ing contractors in the Harlfor area were affected by the slrik he said. STUNT MAN SIGNED HOLLYWOOD (UP!) Mor than 20 stunt men were signe for a riot scene in Norma Jewison's "Gaily, Gaily." TWSTOrsBWrWPSiK-374-5508 LOT 44-MEMirT PARKWAY TRUMBULL THEATRE 3rd and FINAL WEEK "An A The Graduate Should Be A Delight' New. HESTON BREAKS A RIB DURING PRO GRID FILrV NEW ORLEANS--(AP) Movie actor Charlton Heston has fractured a rib while scrimmaging against the New Orelans Saints football team. Heston was rehearsing Saturday for the movie "Pro" when he was upset accidentally by his supporting cast. The Saints team physician said X-rays showed a hiarline rib fracture.

BRIDGEPORT PQLQCEM; Ends Tuesday--Hurry! SIDNEY POIT1ER "FOH 10VE OF IVY" Plus "Spider Baby" WEDNESDAY A RETURNS" It Toys "Hanr 'Em High' 1 "Live A l.ittte. Love A Little" nirjK' WARNER UTS STARTS WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13 CAMELOT Consult Time Table For Show Timet THE STORY OF THE SELF-CONFESSED BOSTON STRANGLER IS BASED ON FACT. MIIFORD 1 API TO MOMt -IHI Endi Eu. A Sex Education Film.

Atio "Pfanet of Strictly for Adults--NEtes Onlyt SEVERANCE PAY SET BY TYPEWRITER FIRM HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) icvcrance pay and other bene- ils totaling $2,358,000 will go about 1,900 employes of Oli- elti-Underwood Inc. The type- vriter plant was closed permanently last June after the company was hit by a strike of four unions. Individual benefits range from $50 to a top figure of i Spokesmen for the company and one of the unions, District 26 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace workers, said several months of negotiations preceded the severance agreement announced Saturday. Direct severance pay to about SOD employes totals on a full day's pay for each year of service up to 15 years, days pay for em- ployes with 15 to 30 years service, oud two days pay for employes with over 30 a service.

Some 400 persons elected normal retirement and 170 chose early retirement. They share in benefits of pension costs. The'Paper Lion' fV is about to get creamed! unit Millar "ts Ku PAPEfflLION 5S. United Artists Alan Alda and ihe Real Detroit Lions DURANTE HOSTS HOLLYWOOD (UPI) Jimmy Durantc will play host for three of this season's "Hollywood Palace" shows. GASLIGHT 1OUNGE IN PERSON THE MIKE PIOREK DUO A I NITELY 8:30 TiU CLOSING HAPPY HOUR 5 WISTPORT NEW ENGUNDER MOTOR HOTEL') fat Road 257-5234 5 Vk'ESTPORT, CONN.

SMA presents BOSTON STRANGLER BEVERLY TWIN Daily Fiom Sat Sun. FHII 7 P.M. 2 P.M. ELECTRIC HEATERS CO-HIT "HOMBRE" Onm 1:00 P.M. Daily Continuous From 1:30 THEA.

TIMETABLE FOn SHOW TIMES NOW PLAYING AT BOTH 'MAJESTIC 'MAT or NADHCSS Sugrjtitrf ftr Maturt Audiences PLUS THIS BIG HITI Rod Steipcr I.ce Remlck Doors Open 12i30 i STARTS WEDNESDAY "Secret of A i a Wife" Plus "BEDAZZLED" 6:30 CONT. FROM 7 P.M. DOORS OPEII 630 COHT. FflOM 7 P.M. Watch this couple outwit a computer, embezzle a fortune, and live happily ever after-- almost! ptienH A Uittrtt fited JUterg Peter Ustinov- Maggie Smith Karl ss Hot Millions 5 BobNewhart PLUS SHORTS AT BOTH THEATRES NOW! MERRITT SMA Daily from Open 6:30 2Oth Century-F( presents.

THIS IS THE TRUE STORY OF THE SELF-CONFESSED BOSTON STRANGLER. BOSTON STRANGLER (Shmin at 7:05 P.M.) "SNOW WHITE 7 DWARFS" "QNOMOBILE" MILFOHB I B05HCT POST Rt 1 CONH I till 39 I UNDIR 12 6he made the "turned on" brownie PETER SELLERS INl LOVE YOU, ALICE B.TaKias AMARfllACi ANBflUIN BOX OFFICE 7:00 TECHSICOUIir ELECTRIC IH-CAR HEATERS NUTMEG THEATRES DAILY FILM GUIDE YOUR FRIINOVY LOC 1L. ft OPERATED ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS PHONE 227-9619 ANYTIME fOX INFORMATION 70 ALL NUTMEG THEATRES THE TWIN Ania2 HILARITY IN COIORI UERS IN I LOME Vou AllCEB. TDKLSS" YVES MONTAND "AS INTRIGUING A PIECE OF, SCREit) ACTING AS YOU ARE tVER LIKELY TO SEE!" --Li fa "A GREAT MA5TERP1ECEJ" --N-Y. A I I 259-1112 Hurry! Lasi 2 Days! TONIGHT A and TOMORROW P.M.! i WINNER OF 6 ACADEMY AWARDS I Christie Omar Sharif DOCTOR STEREOPHONIC SOUND No School Tomorrow! Special Maiinee 2 P.M.

See The oenit Also 3 Stooges, Cartoons Wed. "SOUND OF MUSIC" HEATERSI SHOWTIME 7:30 FEAT. FIRST SUN. THRU THURS. FEAT.

LAST FRI. AND SAT. Doris Day and Brian Keith Six You Get Eggroll" CAHY A ATJDHEV HEPBURN "CHABADE" NORWALK Drive-In (Conn TpXe Exit 14)' NCEKUIL UAF. VitO A 2 PU EUX. Ha.

re. 2 MADC WITH EASTWOOD "COOGAN'S WfcCtnenia EMS. COST. lit 7 tW A COMEDY ABOUT THE GRIDIRON. IT STARS 3 TONS OF TALENT INCLUDING' ALAN ALOA THE REAL DETROIT LfONS fOOTMU COACH JOE SCHMIDT, V1NCE ANQ GlfFQftOy' 3- "THE BOSTON STRANGIER" Dons Day "With Sufcu Brian Keith GftEggroll" unenui MOST FILM, usimov'isroEufiwrmr cxt' Peier Usdoo v.

Maoole Smith "Hot Millions" All THEATRES EASiyL REACHEO VIA CONN. EXITS 16-1S S. Uorwalk B3ft-4030 ExH IS South Off Conn. Tpkc Jvew Mgmt. and New Personnel! UIB Total 'Femalfl-Aniinaii EASTMtN COIOH UUlTHtSC Off 7 7:00 9:00 P.M.

70 LAWRENCE STY NEWHAVt 624-0259 Shorts 2 starring JOANNA CUNNINGHAM.